Posts Tagged: Haredim
The Haredim Should Serve — and They Are Still My Brothers
There is an argument I have been having with myself since October 7, 2023. It goes like this: the Haredi community should serve in the IDF....
Members of IDF’s New Ultra-Orthodox Brigade Complete Combat Training
The first set of troops from the Israel Defense Force's new ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade completed seven months of basic and advanced training on Wednesday morning,...
I Come From the Haredi World — But It Must Change to Help Israel and Ensure Its Own Survival
“Go to the ant, idler; consider her ways and be wise” (Prov. 6:6). This vivid call to action from Hebrew Scripture elevates a tiny, industrious insect...
Anti-Haredi Sentiment and the Boycott of Angel Bakeries
JNS.org - As the leaders of Israel’s protest movement have acknowledged, judicial-reform legislation is only part of the impetus for the demonstrations. This is why...
Poverty in the Haredi Sector Is Not Destiny
JNS.org - From the Kempinski Hotel where he is vacationing in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri has released a video accusing the...
Internet Use Among Haredi Jews in Israel More Than Doubled Since 2008, Survey Finds
The percentage of Haredi Jews in Israel using the internet has grown more than two-fold since 2008, though online access for the community's youth remains...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Get COVID Vaccine But Still Face Resentment
Outside the synagogue in Jerusalem's Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood Har Nof, a poster bears the name of Osnat Ben Sheetrit, a pregnant mother of four who died...
New York Times Depicts Israeli Orthodox as Disease Vectors Spreading Virus Via Skullcaps
The New York Times is going over the edge with its full-court press coverage of fervently Orthodox Jews in Israel and the coronavirus. The February 18...
A Women, an Arab Engineer, and a Haredi Certified Coder Walk Into a Job Interview
CTech - With over a million people signing up for unemployment in Israel in recent months due to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, issues like...
Are the Haredim Coronavirus Villains and as Awful at Sex as Netflix Says?
Read the news and you’ll probably get the impression that Haredim are villains. They refuse to close their synagogues, wedding halls, and large religious gatherings...
Finding the Spirit of Jewish Unity During the Corona Crisis
JNS.org - After managing to slow the onset of COVID-19, Israel is now beginning to record thousands of new cases on a daily basis. While...
Badly-Hit Israeli Town Succeeds in Beating Coronavirus
As Israel remains under lockdown and the coronavirus continues to spread, one small community appears to have done the impossible and stopped the spread of...
Exclusion of Haredi Jews From Workforce Could Cost Israeli Market Over $100 Billion a Year, Official Says
CTech - If the employment rate of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish men remains at a standstill, it will cost the Israeli market more than $100 billion...
Dark Horse Candidate Shoots to Top of Jerusalem Mayoral Race After Haredi Endorsements
Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Leon has suddenly become the front-runner in the upcoming municipal elections after receiving the endorsement of leading Haredi parties. According to Hebrew news...
